Company Overview

General Summary:

This position serves as a strategic business leader responsible for driving inventory management system initiatives to deliver measurable business value. This role bridges the gap between IT and business operations, ensuring that system enhancements and process improvements are capability-focused, aligned with organizational goals, and optimized for ROI. The position is critical in guiding system projects to meet business needs, manage operational risks, and deliver outcomes that enhance inventory performance across the supply chain.

Job Details

Duties & Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership & Decision-Making- Act as the primary business authority for managing inventory product workstreams, escalating key issues to Global Inventory Management Leadership when necessary Business-IT Partnership- Collaborate closely with Information Technology teams to define business requirements, manage system integrations, and ensure technology solutions align with business priorities.Capability and Process Improvement- Evaluate and prioritize system enhancements based on ROI and business capabilities, ensuring focus remains on meaningful process improvements over unnecessary technological changes.Project Governance and Operations- Oversee day-to-day project operations, including issue management, business case development, and requirements management to support major projects.Outcome Measurement and Continuous Improvement- Monitor the effectiveness of system implementations, ensuring they address core business issues and deliver desired outcomes.Cross-Functional Alignment- Facilitate quarterly planning sessions with leadership to align priorities, revise objectives based on evolving business needs, and drive enterprise-wide consistency in inventory processes.
Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Ability to deliver expected quantitative and qualitative resultsStrong business acumen and superior analytical skillsAbility to work cross-functionally and independentlyExcellent organizational and problem-solving skillsAdvanced proficiency in MS Office, SharePoint and database applicationsAbility to communicate effectively across all levels

Work Experience and/or Education:

Bachelor’s degree in business management, finance or related field and four years’ experience in supply chain, inventory management, and/or demand planning required.  Knowledge of the demand forecasting/planning systems.  Direct experience in retail industry and/or associated value chain required.  Supervisory experience preferred.  Working knowledge of forecasting methodology.  Knowledge of supply chain systems.  Aldata G.O.L.D. knowledge preferred.